According to Forbes list 2011, The Lebanese- Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim topped up the list with a fortune of 74 BILLION DOLLARS, his fortune increased by another 20 billion from last year. Bill Gates came in 2nd place and Warren Buffet in 3rd place.

This year’s list broke records in size (1,210 billionaires) and total net worth ($4.5 trillion). China doubled its number of 10-figure fortunes, and Moscow now has more billionaires than any other city.